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Nag that's unhappy with saddle over its middle (5)

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I believe the answer is:

scold

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'nag' is the definition.
(I know that nag can be written as scold)

'unhappy with saddle over its middle' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'saddle' could be 'col' (I've seen this before) and 'col' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for scold that I've seen before include "Chide - nag" , "Censure, berate" , "Complaining woman" , "Angrily rebuke" , "Chide - fishwife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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